The two-body problem : dual-career-couple hiring policies in higher education / / Lisa Wolf-Wendel, Susan B. Twombly, Suzanne Rice

• Autore: Wolf-Wendel Lisa
• Pubblicazione: Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2003
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (202 p.)
• Disciplina: 378.1/2
• Soggetto topico: Academic couples - Employment - United States; Academic couples - Selection and appointment - United States; Dual-career families - Employment - United States; Dual-career families - Selection and appointment - United States
• Altri autori: TwomblySusan B RiceSuzanne
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-187) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Dual-Career Couples -- 3 Introduction to the Cases and the Qualitative Method -- 4 Relocation Services -- 5 Accommodation through Non-Tenure-Track and Adjunct Faculty Positions -- 6 Accommodation through Split and Shared Positions -- 7 Accommodation through Shared Advertising -- 8 In Pursuit of Tenure-Track Positions -- 9 Common Concerns about Dual-Career Hiring Practices -- 10 The Two-Body Problem Revisited -- Appendix A Survey Methodology -- Appendix B Useful Internet Resources -- Bibliography -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: The authors examine policies and practices used by colleges and universities to respond to the needs of dual-career couples within the economic, legal, and demographic contexts of higher education. "A useful compendium of how institutions of differing size, type and location are grappling with the dual-career problems." -- Connection.
• Titolo autorizzato: The two-body problem
• ISBN: 0-8018-8149-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910828386503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II